Senior Engineer – Protection and Controls – Compliance Standards and Support

Senior Engineer – Protection and Controls – Compliance Standards and Support

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Individuals with a focus in electric power systems engineering are preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of related Protection and Control experience is required.
• Experience performing overcurrent and distance coordination studies with ASPEN Oneliner modeling software or equivalent.
• Experience performing post event analysis using relay and digital fault recorder event records.
• Experience with the design and installation of protection and control schemes.
• Thorough knowledge of transmission and distribution protective relaying principles and methodologies.
• Ability to succeed independently or in a team environment.
• Excellent Communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete periodic compliance activities undertaken are in accordance with NERC, NPCC and ISO-NE requirements.
• Support the development of standards and procedures for compliance of the transmission and distribution protections systems in accordance with existing and future NERC, NPCC and ISO-NE requirements.
• Support the development of standards and procedures for operation and maintenance of the transmission and distribution system.
• Modify and maintain Short Circuit models and provide periodic updates in accordance with NERC and ISO-NE requirements.
• Support short circuit coordination studies by modeling and analyzing electric system elements and their protection systems using fault simulation software.
• Analysis of disturbance events, development, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Provides technical support and direction to operating areas relative to system priorities, engineering guidelines and operating decisions during normal and emergency situations.
• Complete work activities associated with development, review, and periodic update of control center operating procedures.
• Develops infrastructure strategy, operating philosophy, and technical basis for asset renewal decisions and communicates that information to Asset Management for project justification and financial rationing.
• Complete work activities associated with the System Planning group to provide design guidance and protections system performance details necessary for planning studies.
• Support work activities associated with the Interconnections group and Distributed Generation Group to provide design review and guidance for new transmission and distribution interconnection requests.
• Collaborates with other groups within Eversource Engineering to ensure consistency and teamwork.
• Actively support storm and/or emergency restoration assignments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Individuals with a focus in electric power systems engineering are preferred.